In 1992, Didier Costet created his own Paris-based company named SWIFT PRODUCTIONS with the goal of specializing in the production, acquisition and distribution of world quality motion pictures.
In addition to TV distribution (200 titles) and a video label, theatrical film distribution is handled through its sister company EQUATION, that has been following such critically acclaimed filmmakers as Susanne Bier (After the Wedding, In a better World), Andrea Arnold (Red Road) or Pedro Costa (Colossal Youth).
In 2008, Didier Costet produced Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s Serbis. It was the first Filipino film selected for the Cannes official competition since 1984. In 2009, he produced both Mendoza’s Kinatay (which won the Cannes Best Director Prize) and Lola (selected in Venice official competition).
In 2011, he produced South African Oliver Hermanus’ Beauty (Un Certain Regard Cannes). It was the first Afrikaans film to screen at the festival and the first official French/South African co-production. It won the Queer Palm at Cannes, was acclaimed in many festivals around the world and has been announced as South Africa’s official entry into the Oscars category for Best Foreign Film in 2012.
The same year, he produced Mendoza’s latest feature, Captive, starring Isabelle Huppert, which makes its world premiere in official competition at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival.